AJLPP Update

October 19, 2008

AJLPP: RP-US war games in Luzon –An Act of Armed Intervention

Los Angeles- The AJLPP vehemently condemns US-RP BALIKATAN joint military exercises in the Philippines. The AJLPP said that US imperialism aims to further strengthen its military position in the Philippines and in the Asia-Pacific region amid the severe crises besetting the US and its puppet regime.

The AJLPP denounced the series of Balikatan exercises as "a continuing outright violation of national sovereignty, as armed foreign troops are allowed to freely operate, and even engage in combat as well as intelligence and other military operations in Philippine territory.”

The AJLPP likewise condemned the puppet Arroyo government "for allowing the US to use the revival of its military bases in the Philippine to exert overlordship in the Asia-Pacific region.

The AJLPP noted that more than 60 military exercises or war games were conducted in the Philippines since the VFA was approved in 1999 The US-RP military war games commenced in the former US Clark Air base in Pampanga. It is now callled Diosdado Macapagal Airport after the current president 's father.

BALIKATAN Talon Vision War Games

Talon Vision began in 2000 while Phiblex started in 2005. Known NPA and MILF or ASG areas are being targetted by US war games.

The AJLPP reminded the public that the US Special Forces used adjacent areas very near the MILF bases as war games areas before the US- Estrada Regime before they launched a full scale offensive in its war against the MILF in 2000.

Crow Valley is the gunnery range of the US Air Force inside the 64,000 hectares Clark Air Base. It was called Fort Strosseberg after the US Cavalry officer killed during the Fili[pino American War of 1899-1902. It was later renamed Clark Air Base.

The AJLPP urged the Filipino people and all Filipinos overseas to to raise high the banner of patriotism,just and lasting peace and heighten their struggle against US military intervention in the Philippines specially in Mindanao where there is a raging war going on.

Fore more information contact Al P. Garcia at (213) 241-0906 or email@ magsasakapil@hotmail.com